Despite joining the Armed Detective Agency, Nakajima lacks conviction that he'd be of any use. Just as he's about to bid the agency farewell, a bomber takes over the agency with one of the agency employees as his hostage...!

Following the Azure Messenger's bomb threat, the Armed Detective Agency must race to prevent the deaths of hundreds, which would taint the Agency forever. However, Dazai's seemingly distracted by Sasaki Nobuko, the lone survivor of their raid on the abandoned hospital...

Francis, the leader of The Guild, a North American organization of gifted members, is the one responsible for the bounty on Atsushi's head. Fukuzawa refuses Francis's offer to buy out the Agency, but their agents begin to disappear...

Mori, the leader of the Port Mafia, sends a letter to Margaret M. and Nathaniel H., threatening to destroy them and the ship they are protecting.

John S. and Lovecraft hunt down Naomi and Haruno as they flee from town. While Atsushi and Dazai wait for them to arrive at the train station, Dazai notices a shady figure stalking him.

Atsushi searches desperately for the control terminal, which he would need to stop the Moby Dick from crashing into Yokohama. He's greeted by Akutagawa and Francis, both of whom have other plans in mind.